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The Yeomen of the Guard

Costume Design
1919 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Percy Anderson for the character Elsie Maynard in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's The Yeomen of the Guard, 1919.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Yeomen of the Guard (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Percy Anderson for the character Elsie Maynard in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's The Yeomen of the Guard, 1919
Physical description
Costume design by Percy Anderson for the character Elsie Maynard in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's The Yeomen of the Guard, 1919. The design shows the back of a woman's head wearing an elaborate blue and silver hat, a foot and underskirt, and a yellow and orange necklace.
Dimensions
  • Tallest part height: 24.6cm (approximate)
  • Widest part width: 17.4cm (approximate)
Marks and inscriptions
'The silver / of bodice / headdress shoes / & trimmings / Elsie / dark silver / underskirt. / coins & bells / also / on headdress / necklace.' Percy Anderson signature (On front side in watercolour)
Credit line
Given by Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte.
The V&A wishes to acknowledge the generous support given by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, which facilitated the cataloguing of the D’Oyly Carte Archive designs in 2015/16.
Summary
Costume design by Percy Anderson for the character Elsie Maynard in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's The Yeomen of the Guard, 1919.
Collection
Accession number
S.3308-2015

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2016
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